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🧭 Navigating a remote career | Destination Turkey OoO

Andrew Allen by Andrew Allen
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🧭 Navigating a remote career | Destination Turkey OoO
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  • Hey, Welcome Back!
  • Feature on Out of Office!

You’ve achieved every career goal thanks to remote work…now what? Andrew meets with Tolgahan, a Head of Software Engineering on a yacht on the Bosphorus Strait to find out.

Hey, Welcome Back!

Is your career as fulfilling as food or sex?

📅 Remote jobs are often reduced to dollars and deadlines.

Too often one takes precedence over the other.

You hear about someone earning well, but their job is a nightmare. Or you hear about someone who loves what they do – but they’re paid peanuts for it.

When you love what you do, and you’re paid well for it – that’s more than a job. It’s the start of a purposeful career where you’re the Captain of the ship.  

🌊 Making it as a remote worker means finding a way to navigate a career that often exists in turbulent seas. And because starting out can feel like treading water - your eyes are constantly searching for a more stable raft.

There’s no room for half-hearted investment - you have to show up and respond YES to the daily RSVP in the relentless pursuit of success.

It’s hard.

🤝 And meeting someone who has done it (and MORE) is exceedingly rare.

Tolgahan Albayrak is one of those people. I met him on a yacht between Europe and Asia on the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey, to chat about working with purpose.

🧭 Navigating through Turkey's economic crisis, Tolgahan used remote work as a lifeline, to achieve each of his ambitious career goals.

His secret? A passionate love for his work and some unconventional moves that distinguished him from the crowd. Now, with unwavering focus and a generous spirit, he's channeling his energies to contribute to the world around him.

In Episode 43, join us for a deep dive into Tolgahan's amazing remote career journey. From achieving financial freedom, to uncovering the true meaning of success, this interview is filled with insights you won't want to miss.

The one factor that put wind in his sails? A global mindset.

Come along as we explore a stand-out career tactic inspired by the Egyptian market, learn how he tripled his earnings, and find out about his next top-secret project.

📽️ This Week on Episode 43:

🤫 Tolgahan shares the secret to finding fulfillment in remote work

🏺 Hear how an Egyptian market can help you find a breakout opportunity

💎 Discover how he and his wife sidestep economic instability in Turkey

🚀 Explore his addiction to success and what drives him to give back

If your remote career is a priority, this episode is packed full of useful tips from someone with wisdom to spare.

It’s time to swap dollars and deadlines, for passion and purpose. To be fulfilled in your remote career find what you love and Captain your ship all the way to treasure island.

📢 As Tolgahan says - focus on the road and move like a bullet,

Andrew

Feature on Out of Office!

⭐A helicopter ride through the Pyrenees

⭐A yacht adventure on the Bosphorus

⭐A cooking class in Guatemala

Are you our next remote work superstar?

🌞 We’re looking for you! 🌞

Andrew is travelling the world to find unique remote work stories that prove how incredible the future of work can be. If working remotely has changed your life for the better, apply to be a guest on the show.

We’ll select the best applications and Andrew will fly to your city to interview you!

Don’t wait to be seen, join the remote work revolution now.

👉🏼 Apply to be on Out of Office!

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Andrew lives in Auckland, New Zealand and has worked full-time remotely for Crossover since early 2021. His superpower is using storytelling and humor to make interesting and memorable insights on complex topics. He's known for hosting the world's most-viewed remote work vlog (Out of Office), co-creating one of the most-subscribed newsletters on LinkedIn (Radically Remote), and contributing to Forbes. Beyond work, Andrew has visited over 100 countries, seen all seven wonders, and starred in a few high profile TV shows and musicals in New Zealand. You can hear a bit more of his backstory (and meet his dogs) here.

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